A 73-year-old Surry County man with dementia was found safe shortly after authorities issued a Silver Alert.Robert Eugene Abeyta, who is from the Pinnacle area, went missing at about 10 a.m. Wednesday.

SURRY COUNTY, N.C. —

A 73-year-old Surry County man with dementia was found safe shortly after authorities issued a Silver Alert.

Robert Eugene Abeyta, who is from the Pinnacle area, went missing at about 10 a.m. Wednesday.